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About Sankhera Village

Sankhera is a small village in Sangod tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 248, made up of 123 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sankhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sankhera village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Sangod
Pincode 325207
Area (hectares) 252.41 hectares
Population 248
Male Population 123
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sankhera compares

By the 2011 count Sankhera is the 166th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 776 residents. Its 252.41 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Sankhera

Sankhera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sankhera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sankhera from other places

Sankhera lies about 71 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Chhajawa, about 17 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sankhera
Nearest railway station Chhajawa 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sangod 19 km
District headquarters Kota 71 km

Villages closest to Sankhera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sangod tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sankhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Sankhera village had a population of 248. That makes it the 166th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 776 residents.

Sankhera village has 123 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sankhera has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Sankhera is 325207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sankhera covers 252.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sankhera falls under Sangod tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sankhera is Chhajawa, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sankhera.

Sankhera is about 71 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sankhera is in Sangod tehsil of Kota district. Chhajawa is about 17 km away. Sangod is about 19 km away. Kota is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Labaniya (2.0 km), Charel (2.1 km) and Jithani (2.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sankhera today is likely to be higher.

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